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Monday, December 20, 2010

Making an old sign

Look what I found…

A never ending supply of pallets down the road from my house!

I decided to make an “old sign” to hang in my kitchen from one of the boards that I picked up.

After I decided on the board to use, I very roughly slapped on some white paint. I didn’t try to make it evenly coated, in fact, I purposely left it looking pretty uneven and I let some of the wood around the edges show through. After painting, I sanded and distressed it to give it even more character and “age”.

Next, I opened up a word program in my computer and decided on a font. Then I blew up each letter to a size that would fit nicely on my board. I printed, traced, and then cut out each letter to make stencils.

Next I traced each letter on to my board.

And then I carefully painted in all the letters with black paint. It was tedious.

Finally, I sanded and distressed my board once again. And Tim hung it up for me.

You did a fabulous job! I paint signs as a hobby and I know what you mean about the lettering being tedious but when you are done and can enjoy the result it is well worth the effort. Great score on the pallets!

I have to admit I found your blog last night and probably have read every single post and I am ur biggest fan! I absolutely love all the photography tips and all the projects you have done! I hope you & your family have an awesome new year!